WHITE CHOCOLATE-ALMOND DIPPED COOKIES

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"These easy-to-make cookies are very popular. You can also try milk chocolate and walnuts for dipping. They taste like a completely different cookie but are just as delicious!" -Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 45m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped dried apricots
8 ounces white candy coating, chopped
1 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in apricots., Roll 1 tablespoonful of dough into a 2-1/2-in. log; shape into a crescent. Repeat. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-14 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip half of each cookie in coating; allow excess to drip off. Press into almonds; place on waxed paper. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 138 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 39mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.